The Zone

“Time slows down. Self vanishes. Action & awareness merge. Welcome to Flow.”
Steven Kotler

The Science Of Flow & What It's Like In The Zone

By Steven Kotler

Flow As A Gateway To Happiness, Effortlessness & Creativity

By Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Flow Triggers: The 22 Different Ways To Get Into A Flow State

By Steven Kotler

Understanding Flow Cycles: Struggle, Release, Flow & Recover

By C Wilson Meloncelli & Steven Kotler

How Setting Objectives With Specific Outcomes Can Keep Us In The Zone

By Benjamin Hardy

The Keys To Making Tasks (& Life) "Effortless"

By Greg McKeown

Why Peak States Can Heal & Help Us Stay On Track

By Jamie Wheal

What It Feels Like To Achieve Self-Transcendence

By Jason Silva

Taoism, Wu Wei & The Art Of Effortless Action

By Einzelgänger, The Pursuit Of Wonder, Insight Junky & Eternalised

TED Talks & Lectures

By Steven Kotler, Adam Grant & Jamie Wheal

Tips & Webisodes

By Jim Kwik, Rian Doris, BBC, Sci Show & Chase Jarvis

Clips & Interviews

By Cal Newport, John Vervaeke & Noah Feldman

Insight

BBC Worklife
The ‘flow state’: Where creative work thrives

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Flow Research Collective

What are Flow Triggers? 22 Examples to Unlock Flow State

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Big Think

We all can reach a “flow state.” Here’s how.

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Forbes

Flow States: Answers To The Three Most Common Questions About Optimal Performance

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NBC News

Too fidgety to meditate? Tap into a ‘state of flow’ instead

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Medium

Why Flow Triggers Have to Continually be Adjusted Based on Skill Level

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A Life of Productivity

How to ‘Flow’: Here’s the most magical chart you’ll come across today

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Psychology Today

The Psycho-physiology of Flow & The Vagus Nerve

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Patheos

7 characteristics of Flow States & how Mindfulness brings us there

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D.I.Y.

Flow Genome Projec

Figure Out your Flow Profile

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Stop.Start.Do

5 Ways to Get In “The Zone” (Proven by Science)

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​Films & Trailers

What It’s Like To Be In The Zone

Podcasts

Steven Kotler

Hacking Flow for Faster Learning with Steven Kotler

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Podcast Clips

Adam Grant

Falling Into the Flow State Is Much Easier When You’re Intrinsically Motivated

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Naval Ravikant

 When You’re in the Flow State, the ‘False Self’ Quiets Down

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Audio Books

The Never-Ending Story

Taken from Stealing Fire, by Steven Kotler & Jamie Wheal.

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The Structures Of Everyday Life

Taken from Finding Flow, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.

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Book Extracts

The Why Of Flow

Taken from The Rise Of Superman, by Steven Kotler.

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What Is A Breakout?

Taken from The Break-Out Principle, by Herbert Benson M.D. & William Proctor.

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Happiness Revisited

Taken from Flow, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.

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